purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
invented story; fabrication
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to ask; to enquire; to query
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
of course; certainly; naturally
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter